Vishnu Som

"Centrum-BharatPe Consortium Will Set Up Bank In 120 Days": BharatPe Head To NDTV

Business | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Animesh Singh | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Mr Sameer said that during the 120-day period while CFSL will set up a small finance bank, the RBI will chart out a reconstruction plan for PMC Bank.

"Jet Airways 2.0 Will Fly Again By 2021 End," Says Man Handling Revival

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday June 22, 2021

On a day the National Companies Law Tribunal cleared the revival plan for the grounded Jet Airways, the consultant readying the airline's new avatar said it will take to the skies again by the end of 2021.

First International Flight By Fully-Vaccinated Crew Takes Off From Delhi

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 18, 2021

From the first Vande Bharat Mission to bring back Indians from abroad amid a pandemic in May last year to the first fully vaccinated international flight flying out of India by Air India Express, it has been a long and uncertain journey for aviation

Must Solve Leadership Issue One Way Or Another: Congress's Jairam Ramesh

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday June 18, 2021

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that there is a need to get the party's leadership in order and to expand its footprint in the country.

Serum Institute's Covovax Covid Vaccine Set For Trials On Children In July: Sources

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday June 17, 2021

The Serum Institute of India, which is preparing to produce Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine in the country under the name Covovax, plans to start trials of the vaccine on children next month, the company told NDTV on Thursday.

Made-In-India Biological E Vaccine May Be 90% Effective, "Game-Changer"

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday June 17, 2021

Biological E's made-in-India vaccine is expected to have 90 per cent effectiveness against Covid and will likely be a gamechanger in the fight against the pandemic, says a top doctor on a government advisory panel.

Covishield Single Dose 61% Effective Against Delta: Covid Panel Chief

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday June 17, 2021

Amid a heated debate over the required gap between the two doses of Covishield vaccine, Covid Working Group chief Dr NK Arora has said that according to research in India, a single shot had up to 61 per cent effectiveness against the Delta strain.

We Know The Investors, But KYC Is Not For Us To Handle: Adani CFO To NDTV

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday June 16, 2021

The Chief Financial Officer of Adani Group, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, has said that the group was aware of the identity of key investors in foreign portfolios which have invested heavily in the company.

Why Does Covaxin Cost More Than Covishield, Sputnik V? Experts Weigh In

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday June 10, 2021

A Covishield dose cannot cost more than Rs 780 a dose, Russia's Sputnik V will cost a maximum of Rs 1,145 a dose and Covaxin cannot be costlier than Rs 1,410 a shot. This includes Rs 150 in GST or Goods and Services Tax.

Covaxin's Phase 3 Trial Results Will Be Out In July, Says Bharat Biotech

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday June 9, 2021

Once the results of Covaxin's phase 3 trials are out in July, its manufacturers have scheduled a phase 4 trial to test the vaccines real-world effectiveness, Bharat Biotech said today.

"She's Waiting For Her Dad": Wife Of Pilot Who Died Of Covid Breaks Down

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday June 9, 2021

Relatives of airline pilots in India who died of Covid may be picking up the pieces, but they all have similar questions in mind: Did they have to die this way? Couldn't they have been treated as frontline workers and vaccinated? Why weren't they?

After 17 Covid Deaths, Indian Airline Pilots Seek Frontline Worker Status

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday June 8, 2021

The Federation of Indian Pilots has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court demanding 'frontline worker' status for its members, 17 of whom have succumbed to Covid till June 1.

Covaxin-Covishield Antibody Study Triggers A Reaction (Or Two) On Twitter

India News | Reported by Gargi Rawat, Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday June 8, 2021

Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech's Raches Ella's post objecting to a study that compares the immune response of the two vaccines used in India led to an interesting exchange on Twitter on Monday.

3 Injured As Turbulence Hits Vistara Flight 15 Minutes Before Landing

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Monday June 7, 2021

Three passengers were injured after a Vistara flight traveling from Mumbai to Kolkata encountered severe air turbulence right before landing on Monday. The Boeing737 had 113 passengers on board.

After Malta Firm Offers 6 Crore Sputnik Jabs, Haryana Seeks Centre's Help

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 6, 2021

The Haryana government has written to the foreign ministry to help to check the credentials of a company from Malta that has offered to supply doses of Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik.